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A 1917 Map of Women’s Suffrage in North America

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 1 Comment

The map above shows the state of Women’s Suffrage in North America just 100 years ago. Amazingly, the majority of women in the United States still did not have the right to vote.

By mid-1917, the majority of Canadian provinces offered full suffrage to women, with the exceptions being Quebec and the Atlantic provinces (note Newfoundland would not join Canada until 1949).

However, in the United States the only states offering women the full right to vote were out West. Eastern, Southern, and Mid-Western states did not for the most part.

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South African Republic Referendum 1960

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Map created by reddit user bezzleford

On October 5 1960, South Africa held a referendum on severing its ties to the British Crown and becoming a republic.

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1919 Women’s Suffrage Victory Map, Published The Year Before The Passage Of The 19th Amendment

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Map by National Woman Suffrage Publishing via Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library

As difficult as it may be to believe, the The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on August 18th, 1920, less than 100 years ago. It stated that: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” In plain English, it gave the vote to all women of voting age.

However, before its passage, not all women had been denied the vote as the map above demonstrates.
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